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Which retailers are committed to no card surcharge

Tough new credit card surcharge laws due to come into effect this year will stop the worst offenders like hotels and airlines that charge very high fees on credit card transactions.

However, reasonable surcharging will remain and could spread to more merchants. Now the Surcharge Free campaign is promoting small businesses committed to keeping credit card transactions surcharge free. Businesses that have already signed up to the Surcharge Free campaign include The Iconic, Platinum Restaurant Group, House, The Beaufort Bar, Germanicos Tailors, Ready Track, Cannings Butchers and Coco Republic.

HSBC committed to online broking January 24, 2002 Although it continues to look for ways to reduce costs, HSBC says it remains committed to its global online broking partnership with Merrill Lynch. Since the downturn in world stockmarkets over the last year or so and the end of the tech stock bubble, online brokers have been doing it…

Stockbroker committed for trial July 15, 2002 Mark William Steele, a former Melbourne stockbroker who previously worked for William Noall and Barton Capital Securities, has been committed to face trial on alleged unauthorised transactions on client accounts and theft of almost $100,000. ASIC charged Mr Steele on 16 counts for allegedly opening accounts in fictitious names and…

Suncorp committed to insurance January 30, 2006 Suncorp, with about 3 million insurance customers and 1 million banking customers is looking to expand its brand strength outside Queensland and cross sell its products to customers. Managing director John Mulcahy says Suncorp would be an expensive proposition for potential buyers such as the Commonwealth Bank or St George…

ANZ still committed to ING March 22, 2006 ANZ is still committed to the wealth management joint venture ING Australia despite profit growth being less than expected when it was launched in 2002. Earnings were up for the 12 months to December 1.7 per cent to $181 million. Sales grew 24 per cent to $6.1 billion and funds…

ANZ committed to independent rates policy April 5, 2012 ANZ will not veer from its bold strategy to set interest rates independently of the Reserve Bank despite a customer backlash, the group's head of Australian banking Philip Chronican says.Mr Chronican is convinced ANZ's policy of making its own rates decision on the second Friday each month is the right…

Aussies are committed to saving August 19, 2014 Aussie households are keen to save more according to ING Direct's latest Household Financial Wellbeing index. 44 per cent said they wanted to save more, 41 per cent said they wanted to reduce their cost of living and 32 per cent said they planned to cut back on discretionary spending.…

Qantas confirms card surcharge March 6, 2003 Qantas has confirmed it intends to introduce a surcharge on credit card transactions, despite the Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan telling Parliament she did not believe the airline would do so. A Qantas spokesman confirmed that a 1 per cent levy on all credit card transactions will be introduced on July…

Qantas confirms card surcharge March 6, 2003 Qantas has confirmed it intends to introduce a surcharge on credit card transactions, despite the Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan telling Parliament she did not believe the airline would do so. A Qantas spokesman confirmed that a 1 per cent levy on all credit card transactions will be introduced on July…

Credit card surcharge at a trickle October 3, 2003 The Reserve Bank says an increasing number of businesses are electing to impose a surcharge on credit card users, however, the majority are not doing so. To date only one major company, Qantas, has chosen to impose a fee. The RBA's changes to credit card payment system removed restrictions imposed…

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